The Claim

In adults with post-COVID-19 condition, a 12-week personalized multimodal therapy combining nutritional counselling and pacing-based physiotherapy is associated with a mean increase of 5.32 sit-to-stand repetitions in the 1-minute sit-to-stand test compared to baseline, with a 95% confidence interval of 2.94 to 7.70.

Source: Increased physical performance after personalised physiotherapy and nutritional counselling in adults with post-COVID-19 condition: a feasibility randomised trial

What the research says

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In plain English

Adults recovering from COVID-19 who completed a 12-week program of personalized nutrition advice and paced physical therapy showed an average increase of 5.32 more sit-to-stand repetitions in one minute compared to their starting performance.

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In adults with post-COVID-19 condition, a 12-week personalized multimodal therapy combining nutritional counselling and pacing-based physiotherapy is associated with a mean increase of 5.32 sit-to-stand repetitions in the 1-minute sit-to-stand test compared to baseline, with a 95% confidence interval of 2.94 to 7.70, suggesting a potential benefit in lower limb strength and endurance that grows over time.

Why this might work

When the body gets enough food energy and protein, and moves gently without pushing too hard, muscles start making more energy inside their power plants. This lets the legs stand up and sit down more times without getting as tired, and the improvement keeps growing over weeks as the muscles get better at using energy.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Increased physical performance after personalised physiotherapy and nutritional counselling in adults with post-COVID-19 condition: a feasibility randomised trial

    A small study found that adults with long COVID who got personalized diet advice and a gentle exercise plan were able to stand up and sit down more times after 18 weeks than before, suggesting their leg strength improved over time.

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